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| | | | | | | Presented By Morgan Stanley | | | | Axios PM | | By Mike Allen · Oct 21, 2022 | | Good afternoon: Today's PM — edited by Justin Green — is 584 words, a 2-minute read. | | | | | | 1 big thing: Trump lawyer's email warning |  | | | Screenshot of email conversation between Eric Herschmann and Cleta Mitchell, obtained and redacted by Axios | | | | A senior White House lawyer expressed concerns to President Trump's advisers and attorneys about the president signing a sworn court statement verifying inaccurate evidence of voter fraud, Axios' Jonathan Swan and Zachary Basu report. Why it matters: Emails obtained by Axios shed new light on a federal judge's explosive finding Wednesday that Trump knew specific instances of voter fraud in Georgia had been debunked, but continued to tout them both in public and under oath. - The emails show correspondence between former White House lawyer Eric Herschmann, then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and conservative activist and outside attorney Cleta Mitchell.
Herschmann told the outside lawyers he would not allow the president to sign a verification without sound documentation attached, and he challenged the accuracy of the state-level lawsuit that had been filed in Georgia, according to three sources familiar with the matter. - Herschmann complained to multiple people in and out of the White House that it was "crazy" to ask Trump to sign the verification before there was even a final draft of the Georgia lawsuit.
- Axios has not yet established how Trump came to sign the verification or who presented him with the document to do so.
The other side: A spokesperson for Trump did not respond to a request for comment. - But in a post on Truth Social yesterday, the former president attacked Judge Carter as a "partisan hack" who "shouldn't be making statements about me until he understands the facts, which he doesn't!"
Share this story. |     | | | | | | 2. Jan. 6 hits Bannon, Trump | | Steve Bannon arrives at federal court today in D.C. Photo: Nathan Howard/AP Former President Trump was formally subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 committee today, just hours after Steve Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison for defying a Jan. 6 subpoena. - "Flouting congressional subpoenas betrays a lack of respect for the legislative branch," said U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols during Bannon's sentencing hearing, according to The Wash Post.
Bannon was found guilty this summer of two counts of contempt of Congress. - Judge Nichols stayed the sentence while Bannon appeals his conviction.
Bannon speaking to journalists after leaving federal court today. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The committee wants Trump to turn over documents by Nov. 4 and appear for a deposition on Nov. 14. Among the documents requested: - All of Trump's communications on Jan. 6, 2021.
- Trump's conversations with members of Congress from Dec. 18, 2020, to Jan. 6, 2021, regarding the 2020 election.
Go deeper: List of subpoena requests for Trump | | | | | | | | A message from Morgan Stanley | | A data-driven way to align your values and investments | | |  | | | | How much do you know about an asset manager's priorities when it comes to investing with impact? Learn more about an investment's environmental and social impact with Morgan Stanley's new tools — Impact Signal and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Signal. | | | | | | 3. Catch up quick | - Pfizer plans to charge $110–$130 per dose for its COVID vaccine once government purchases end next year, up from the current $30 a dose. Go deeper.
- RSV watch: Respiratory illnesses in children are overwhelming hospitals, including the respiratory syncytial virus. Go deeper.
- One reason to check that battered 401(k): The IRS raised contribution limits next year by $2,000 for 401(k), 403(b) and most 457 plans. Go deeper.
- Saudi Arabia and China are plotting cooperation in the global oil market and on nuclear energy amid a deep crisis between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. Go deeper.
| | | | | | | | ✨ 4. How to see tonight's Orionid meteor shower | | The Orionid shower lights up the night sky today in Xinjiang, China. Photo: Xue Bing/VCG via Getty Images Look up to the sky tonight for streaking meteors and fireballs, Axios' Kelly Tyko reports. - The Orionid meteor shower is expected to peak overnight tonight, with relatively little moonlight in the way, according to Space.com.
- This meteor shower is an annual event at the end of October when the Earth passes through meteoroids left behind by Halley's Comet, The New York Times explains.
What we're watching: The showers are often easiest to see between midnight and sunrise. The view from the mountainous area of Tannourine in northern Lebanon, on Oct. 3, 2021. Photo: Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP via Getty Images | | | | | | | | A message from Morgan Stanley | | A data-driven way to align your values and investments | | | | | | | | How much do you know about an asset manager's priorities when it comes to investing with impact? Learn more about an investment's environmental and social impact with Morgan Stanley's new tools — Impact Signal and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Signal. | | | | Thanks to Sheryl Miller for copy editing today's newsletter. |  | | Are you a fan of this email format? It's called Smart Brevity®. Over 300 orgs use it — in a tool called Axios HQ — to drive productivity with clearer workplace communications. | | | | | | Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. If you're interested in advertising, learn more here.
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